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Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn about a theme in British history over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine this theme, analysing the impact it had in Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and Modern Britain, with a particular focus on change and continuity.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to recall that Jewish migration from Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries led to a thriving Jewish community in Britain.

Key Notes

• By 1850, there were about 40 000 Jewish people living in Britain.
• Jewish people lived in poor and unsanitary conditions, with the 1905 Aliens Act designed to limit migration.
• Many Jewish people built communities in Britain; many Jewish migrants made furniture and clothes.
• In the 1930s and 1940s many Jewish refugees fled persecution from Nazi Germany and moved to Britain.

Vocabulary To Learn

• immigrant: someone who settles in a country from elsewhere
• persecution: being targeted and treated badly, worse than others, over a sustained period of time
• Kindertransport: the transportation of Jewish children from Nazi Germany to Britain from 1938-1940

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Jewish persecution and antisemitism only happened in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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